 I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the...  Bentley's Miscellany - Pagina 478geredigeerd door - 1839Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 pagina’s
...or conceal' d, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark. JOHN MILTON. iLort fjatfj Neetr of tfjese is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle...breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he : " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1856 - 624 pagina’s
...lightsome heart and eager hand. Fring,t There is a Reaper, whoso name is Death, And with his siekle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow betwetn. Longfellow s Poems 37 » REASON. He. that is of reason's skill bereft, And wants the staff... | |
 | Reading book - 1856 - 352 pagina’s
...making melody in your hearts to the Lord." LESSON 18. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THEBE ia a Eeaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the hearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair?"... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pagina’s
...the enjoyment of every innocent pleasure." — Sturm. HOPE BEYOND THE GRAVE. 325 THERE is a Eeaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the hearded grain at a hreath, And the flowers that grow hetween. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?"... | |
 | St. John's in the Wilderness - 1857 - 166 pagina’s
...He should touch them." " And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them." There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of... | |
 | Rev. William Henry Lewis - 1857 - 100 pagina’s
...we lived and were the instruments of rendering their existence blessed. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERa There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his...breath, And the flowers that grow between. ' Shall I have naught that is fair," saith he — " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pagina’s
...by themselves, in the raging thunder. CXXVIII. — THE KEAPEB AND THE FLOWERS. FROM LONGFELLOW. 1. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. 2. " Shall I have naught that is fair? " saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pagina’s
...to labour and to wait. 11 THE REAPER AND THE FLOWKKS. THKRE is a Koa]».'r, whose name is Dc.-ith, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain...breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have nought that is fair?" saith ho; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1857 - 242 pagina’s
...the gallery. LXV.— THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. LONGFELLOW. THERE is a reaper, whose. name is DeatLy And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain...breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of... | |
 | 1857 - 904 pagina’s
...can these lines of Longfellow be of any solace : THERE is a reaper whose name is Death, And, with a sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Tho' the breath of these... | |
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